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- Alison Arngrim, better known as her character Nellie Oleson from Little House on the Prairie, paid a visit to Epinal American Cemetery in France to honor the fallen.
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- Today, we remember Jerome J. Knight.
Private, The U.S. Army
Service # 33733881
339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: Maryland
Died: October 17, 1944
...Buried: Plot B, Row 5, Grave 9See More
Florence American Cemetery
Florence, Italy
Awards: Purple Heart - ActivityRecentAmerican Battle Monuments Commission created the event 2012 Veteran's Day Ceremo...
- Born just weeks before her father was killed in World War II, Jackie Newberry honored him this week by placing a wreath at his gravesite at Epinal American Cemetery. Her father, Howard E. Simmons, Jr., died November 23, 1944. The message on the wreath read,‘’ To my father, in remembrance and love.’’
- Today, we remember John J. Caulfield.
Private 1st Class, The U.S. Army
106th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division
Entered the Service from: New York
Died: October 16, 1918
Buried: Plot C, Row 3, Grave 8
Somme American Cemetery
Bony, France - The Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in France, 48.6 acres in extent, is situated on a plateau 100 feet above the Moselle River in the foothills of the Vosges Mountains. It contains the graves of 5,255 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the campaigns across northeastern France to the Rhine River and beyond into Germany.
- A rainbow fills the sky this moring at Pointe du Hoc, the famous site where U.S. Army Rangers scaled the 100-foot cliffs on D-Day.
- Today, we remember Samuel Terzian.
Private, U.S. Army
Service # 35235248
60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: Ohio
Died: October 15, 1944
...Buried: Plot E, Row 5, Grave 64See More
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Awards: Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster - Pointe du Hoc, the famous site were U.S. Army Rangers scaled the 100-ft cliffs on D-Day, will be getting an updated Visitor Center in 2013. Learn more about plans for this renovated spaced.
- Today, we remember Robert L. Pilgrim.
Corporal, The U.S. Army
Service # 34442475
338th Engineer General Service Regiment
Entered the Service from: Georgia
Died: October 14, 1943
...Buried: Plot F, Row 8, Grave 12See More
North Africa American Cemetery
Carthage, Tunisia - Today, we remember John M. Hill.
Private, U.S. Army
Service # 13081489
68th Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalion
Entered the Service from: Pennsylvania
Died: October 13, 1944
...Buried: Plot B, Row 7, Grave 9See More
Rhone American Cemetery
Draguignan, France - Today, we remember Orlando J. Leone.
Corporal, The U.S. Army
Service # 32869837
351st Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: New York
Died: October 12, 1944
...Buried: Plot H, Row 12, Grave 26See More
Florence American Cemetery
Florence, Italy
Awards: Purple Heart - ABMC assumed responsibility for the care and maintenance of the Corozal American Cemetery in Panama in 1982. At this 16 acre cemetery are interred 5,424 American veterans and others. A paved walk leads from the visitor center to a small mem...orial that sits atop a knoll overlooking the graves area. The memorial consists of a paved plaza with a 12-foot rectangular granite obelisk flanked by two flagpoles on which fly the U.S. and Panamanian flags.See More
- Today, we remember Luciano P. Roselli.
Private, The U.S. Army
Service # 42035354
351st Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: New York
Died: October 11, 1944
...Buried: Plot A, Row 4, Grave 24See More
Florence American Cemetery
Florence, Italy
Awards: Purple Heart - Two generations of the Tichenor family visited Florence American Cemetery to honor their family member, Pvt. Sinclair J. Tichenor, who gave his life during World War II.
- Today, we remember John A. Rose.
Sergeant First Class, The U.S. Army
Chemical Warfare Service
Entered the Service from: Massachusetts
Died: October 10, 1918
Buried: Plot D, Row 4, Grave 4
Brookwood American Cemetery
Brookwood, England - Petty Officer Clinton T. Hobbs, accompanied by Petty Officer Jamie N. Morgan, visits the grave of his great uncle Pvt. Russell L. Price, Jr. at Netherlands American Cemetery.
- Today, we remember Cesare Billonio.
Private, The U.S. Army
Medical Department
Entered the Service from: Wisconsin
Died: October 9, 1918
Buried: Plot D, Row 31, Grave 25
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery
Fere-en-Tardenois, France - A group from the George C. Marshall Foundation visited Luxembourg American Cemetery this week, and laid wreaths in the chapel and at the grave of Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
- Today, we remember Charles R. Elyea.
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # 37550129
584th Bomber Squadron, 394th Bomber Group, Medium
Entered the Service from: South Dakota
Died: October 8, 1944
...Buried: Plot P, Row 2, Grave 4See More
Brittany American Cemetery
St. James, France
Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters - At the age of 14, Charles Graham lost his only brother. Now, more than sixty seven years later, Charles visited Epinal American Cemetery for the first time to see the final resting place of his brother Joseph Graham, who died January 8, 1945 in the midst of World War II. Drafted just days after his 18th birthday, Joseph died while serving with the 100th Infantry Division in what the Germans called Operation North Wind.
Charles traveled from Tuscaloosa, Alabama with four of his family members. - Today, we remember Jose S. Montes.
Private, The U.S. Army
Service # 38213955
349th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: New Mexico
Died: October 7, 1944
...Buried: Plot E, Row 7, Grave 10See More
Florence American Cemetery
Florence, Italy
Awards: Purple Heart - World War II veteran Ivan J. Houston, who fought in the Northern Italian campaign, retraced his steps on the battlefields of Italy. During this trip with his family, Houston visited Florence American Cemetery and paid his respects to six fa...llen comrades buried at the cemetery.See More
As a 19-year-old member of the 92nd Division, a Buffalo Soldier Division, Houston served with the 3rd Battalion in Combat Team 370. This team entered combat for the first time on August 23, 1944 on the south bank of the Arno River near Pontadera, Italy. The 370th, an untested infantry regiment, was poised to fight against the retreating forces of Germany¹s 16th Panzergrenadier Reichsfuehrer Division.
The Combat Team's assignment was to cross the Arno and break through the Germans' deeply fortified Gothic Line, which stretched 170 miles. For nine months until the German surrender, the 92nd Division fought face to face in the villages and rugged mountains of Italy. - Remembering World War I: “Well, only one of us can get out,” were the last words of Corpl. Harold Roberts before he died on October 6, 1918 during the Meuse-Argonne campaign of World War I. He and the gunner in their tank became trapped as ...the tank slid into a shell hole ten feet deep. There was only time for one to exit before the tank was filled with mud and water. For his selfless courage Corpl. Roberts was awarded the Medal of Honor.See More
- Today, we remember Eugene F. Cahill.
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # 13007620
549th Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: Pennsylvania
Died: October 6, 1944
...Buried: Plot I, Row 14, Grave 66See More
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Nettuno, Italy
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart - Kathy Hight, niece of William H. Dukeman, Jr., and her husband Arthur visited Netherlands American Cemetery to honor her uncle. Dukeman is one of the three "Band of Brothers" buried at Netherlands American Cemetery.
- Remembering World War I: Corpl. Frank B. Carpenter of the 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division died October 5, 1918 while directing fire against enemy machine guns during the Meuse-Argonne campaign of World War I. Ordering his squad to ta...ke cover, Corpl. Carpenter continued firing until his death.See More
It was the 307th Infantry Regiment that had the task of moving against the reformed enemy lines, in an effort to help the Lost Battalion that was trapped behind enemy lines. - Today, we remember Lloyd L. Gardner.
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service # 36154224
168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: Michigan
Died: October 5, 1943
...Buried: Plot B, Row 26, Grave 13See More
Ardennes American Cemetery
Neupre, Belgium - Remembering World War I: Sgt. Matej Kocak, a 36-year-old immigrant from Egbell, Austria, died on the battlefield on October 4, 1918 during the Meuse-Argonne campaign of World War I. After joining the United States Marine Corps in 1907, he s...erved in various campaigns throughout the world.See More
Sgt. Kocak distinguished himself in combat near Soissons, France after taking several enemy machine gun positions alone without supporting fire, and eventually resorting to his bayonet. He survived that day and later saw combat in the battle of Saint Mihiel and the Marne. As a member of the 5th USMC Regiment, 2nd Division, he was killed during the battle for Blanc Mont, near Sommepy, France. - Today, we remember Dominic C. Diego.
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service # 33233299
117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: Pennsylvania
Died: October 4, 1944
...Buried: Plot A, Row 11, Grave 12See More
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster - Remembering World War I: After a week of sustained combat, Sgt. James Sutherland of the 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division lead his platoon through the ravines of the Argonne Forest against well-placed enemy machine gun positions in the...midst of the Meuse-Argonne campaign of World War I. In these same woods, the separated men of 308th Regiment, known as the Lost Battalion, fought for their lives. Sgt. Sutherland and his men kept unrelenting pressure on the enemy, aiming to help the separated men of the Lost Battalion. Sgt. Sutherland died October 3, 1918.See More
- Today, we remember Charles E. Spiess.
Private First Class, The U.S. Army
Service # 39271029
339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: California
Died: October 3, 1944
...Buried: Plot D, Row 5, Grave 12See More
Florence American Cemetery
Florence, Italy
Awards: Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster - Read about one family's experience at Rhone American Cemetery, and the powerful memories they will always carry from this trip.
- Remembering World War I: Sgt. Carroll West of the 12th Machine Gun Battalion, 4th Division enlisted in the military after the United States entered World War I. As a sergeant he led a machine gun section that saved the lives of soldiers ret...reating from the Bois des Ogons. He died October 2, 1918 during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of World War I. His mother visited his gravesite at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in 1931 as a Gold Star Mother.See More
Sgt. West grew up in rural Wisconsin and attended Milton College prior to his military service. - Today, we remember John C. Kempker.
Corporal, The U.S. Army
Service # 20703174
133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: Iowa
Died: October 2, 1943
...Buried: Plot B, Row 30, Grave 18See More
Ardennes American Cemetery
Neupre, Belgium
Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart - Read about the experience of one family as they learn about a relative buried at Rhone American Cemetery, and prepare for a trip to visit his gravesite.
- 92-year-old World War II veteran John R. Priest visited Epinal American Cemetery in France to pay his respects to his fallen comrades from the 1277th Engineers Combat Battalion. Priest, who made the trip with his son, two grandsons, a grandson-in-law and a great grandson, was visiting Europe for the first time since he left in 1945 after the war.
- Remembering World War I: Pvt. Donald A. Pegg died October 1, 1918 while administering first aid to the wounded during the Meuse-Argonne offensive of World War I. Under heavy machine gun fire, near the wooded area known as the Bois des Ogons, the U.S. 4th Division faced the formidable objective of attempting to take this position despite the myriad of enemy machine gun positions.
- Today, we remember Edmund V. Houtte.
Private First Class, The U.S. Army
Service # 31256337
15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: Massachusetts
Died: October 1, 1944
...Buried at: Plot P, Row 2, Grave 20See More
Brittany American Cemetery
St. James, France
Awards: Purple Heart - After the gravesite adoption ceremony at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Belgium, many local citizens left flowers and messages at headstones. As a tradition that has occurred since the end of World War II, adopting a gravesite is an honored practice where local citizens pledge to help remember those buried and memorialized at our sites.
- Maj. Oscar F. Miller was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 28, 1918. The 91st Division was making steady headway towards what would become one of the toughest lines of resistance in the Meuse-Argonne camp...aign of World War I, the Kriemhildestellung. Maj. Miller lead his battalion against the heavily fortified enemy position south of Gesnes, and suffered wounds that led to his death on September 30, 2012.See More
- Today, we remember John C. Brown.
Tablets of the Missing at Suresnes American Cemetery
Fireman, Third Class, U.S. Navy
USS Ticonderoga
Entered the Service from: North Carolina
Died: September 30, 1918
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Suresnes, France - Remembering World War I: 1st Lt. Benjamin Bullock served with the 3rd Battalion Adjutant, 315th Regiment during the first phase of the Meuse-Argonne campaign of World War I. His battalion pushed north of Montfaucon and Nantillois towards th...e Bois Ogon. During this fighting he assisted the wounded under direct, enemy, machine-gun fire. After eliminating an enemy sniper in the woods, he died on September 29, 1918 from artillery fire while carrying this message to the regimental command post.See More
- Today, we remember William J. H. Watters.
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division
Entered the Service from: Maryland
Died: September 29, 1918
Buried: Plot A, Row 15, Grave 25
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
Romagne, France - After the gravesite adoption ceremony at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Belgium, many local citizens left flowers and messages at headstones. As a tradition that has occurred since the end of World War II, adopting a gravesite is an honored practice where local citizens pledge to help remember those buried and memorialized at our sites.
- Remembering World War I: Maj. John Atwood commanded the 3rd Battalion of the 316th Regiment during the first phase of the Meuse-Argonne campaign of World War I. His battalion had followed in support to take Montfaucon. From the open ground...north of the hill, he lead his men forward to the Bois de Beuge. At 8:51 a.m. on September 28, 1918, he sent the message that the battalion had entered the southern edge of the wood. Nine minutes later he was killed.See More
- Today, we remember Freddie Stowers.
Corporal, The U.S. Army
371st Infantry Regiment, 93rd Division
Entered the Service from: South Carolina
Died: September 28, 1918
Buried at: Plot F, Row 36, Grave 40
...Meuse-Argonne American CemeterySee More
Romagne, France
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